New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-19

Ghe unnecessary outlay. IL was real
God-send to Regina to have the pies.
for she did not know much about
cooking. and I did not, either. so tnat
wenaturally confined ourselves to SIM
pie things which were easily made.
We learned a great deal about the
people OF the parish through aunt
Lucy There was one blessed trait in
the old lady-she praised every body.
We quite concluded, before the Sum
day visit ended. that the church of the
Holy Cross in Pennhollow had some
how managed to gather the cream of
the city. Certainly, if every other
church was made up OF such perfect
people as the young minister had that
day preached TO, there was an anonla-
| lous population in the city-a race Of
angels scarcely lacking wings.
After aunt Lucy went away. said
to Regina:
There is romance connected with
this suave woman, and am going to
fathom it. She's right handsome,
| and I'll warrant there's q lover some.
where in the beginning of this cen tury
or the close Of the last
''She will not tell you, if there isl
said my friend.
"You notice how easily she talks;
| OF course she will tell me-
| Yes; she talks easily of common
things, the church and the sewing cir
Gle, but lovers OF fifty years ago are
not so easily brought to the light of
day. She'll be a very sphinx if you
try to extract the secret of her aged
maidenhood."
| believed in myself rather than in
Regina, on this especial theme, and as
a phrenologist had just told me there
were carloads OF paper waitingfor my
pen, naturally | wanted to take pos
session Of interesting material. So
began to court aunt Lucy. There
was ample opportunity. I met her
twice IN the church on Sunday, and
as often on week days "out to tea"
when it was very delightful to walk
home with her. and sit while in her
cosey room on Antler street.
| asked her about the old times
when the church was in it's infancy,
and about the people who filled it's
ample spaces before the great division
which occurred during the war OF
| 1912.
! One night remember the dim can
die light, and just how she looked ply
| ing her busy knitting neeules-we had
been to tea at Capt. Rlce's, and she
| talked about sea captains great
deal on her way home; when, rising
and going to the bureau, she fumbled
among the papers and brought me g.
miniature ola s'sea captain" she said.
The very young face was genial and
| honest,and / asked her if he went to
the old church.
! Eyes; we went to the old church to-
| gether, when we were children"
.'That is q beautiful picture, aunt
Lucy. Where was it paintedY'
'In Paris" she replied, and her
voice was low and tremulous.
Tell me about him, aunt Lucy"
'Why, | have never told anybody
about him.
"Bu5 you can tell me. I am soon
going back to my home among the
green country hills, and it will be lust
as safe with me as though it were
| locked up in g. chest and the kew
lost"
II don't know what made me show
You the picture. I have never shown
the picture to one of the girls. But
do feel just like talking about him to-
night, and guess will. We went to
Ma'am Goreham's school together
| when we were children; and he used to
carry my books for me, and lead me,
and liked him better than any oft
| other boys and girls, and he liked ME.
| Then when he was not bit more
than fifteen, he went to sea. I did
not want him to go, but he would.
/ He said he meant to be rich sea
| captain and know all about the won
derful countries all over the world. He
was gone six years, and when he came
home, 1t he was not captain, he was
pretty near it. He came to see me
the very first place he went, and
brought me the miniature and these
shells. and some other lovely things,
too, which did not last like The smells.
That was the time we were engaged,
but was too happy to tell of it, and
not soul ever knew.
| He went off again to be gone three
years, and he expected to be captain
before he came back, and then we were
to be married, and was to take one
voyage with him. and if liked it,
might go as often as I pleased.
| thought should live on the sea if he
| did. was very busy, and the three
years did not seem SO long as
thought it would. But when it was
all ended the captain did not
come and the waiting was hard. By
and-by, the newspapers said that the
vessel Sailed for home at given time,
and ought to have reached port long
| before. But ] did not give up. l kept
on hoping and praying, and praying
and hoping that my captain would
yet come.
My wedding dresses were all ready
II did not have them made in Penn
hollow. for fear the people would 6nd
out, and wanted to keep it all to my
self. But the long days kept coming
and going just the same; and every
morning when ] awoke my heart
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